In St. Louis, Missouri, a grim discovery was made on a Wednesday morning in March of 2016, a discovery that would unravel a story of violence and illicit activity. It was on March 23rd that the bodies of two men were found near the intersection of Enright and Sarah Avenues, signaling the tragic end to their lives. One of these men was Mark William Carroll, a 41-year-old male.
Carroll’s body was located inside a house in the 4100 block of Enright.
The residence, it would soon be revealed, was not just a home but also an active meth lab. The scene was one of disarray and danger, with law enforcement officials spending a significant part of their morning carefully removing volatile chemicals from the premises. The cause of Carroll’s untimely death was not a mystery for long; an examination would show that he had succumbed to gunshot wounds.
Just beyond the walls of the house, in an alley behind the property, the body of another man was found. He was identified as 48-year-old Charles Newsome of Chesterfield. He too had been fatally shot. While Carroll was a resident of the Enright address where his body was discovered, Newsome was from a neighboring area, leaving investigators to piece together the circumstances that brought both men to that fateful location.
The double homicide investigation was launched amidst the backdrop of the clandestine drug operation, adding a complex layer to the search for answers. Despite the alarming nature of the crime and the presence of an active meth lab, details regarding any potential suspects or arrests in the case of Mark William Carroll and Charles Newsome have not been publicly disclosed. The story of what transpired in that St. Louis house, and who was responsible for the deaths of the two men, remains shrouded in unanswered questions.
